Wednesday, 19 October 2011

e.l.f. Lip Lock Pencil

I purchased this a few weeks back during one of the 50% off sales, and it only cost €2. Normally $3/£3.50/€4.

What e.l.f. promise:

Keep your lipstick, lip gloss and lip liner from feathering, traveling or budging with the smooth glide Lip Lock Pencil. Your lip color stays locked in place for continuous wear. The colorless formula is perfect for any skin tone and fills in fine lines around the lip.

Packaging:

The packaging on this is similar to that of the Studio Matte Lip Colours, in that it's a black pen but instead of colour it has a transparent waxy substance. There is a decent amount of product in the pen too, typical studio black matte packaging with white lettering, and it feels pretty robust too.

Product:

I have used this a few times and it seems to do exactly what it says on the tin. I apply a light layer around my lips and it's totally transparent so there's no snail trail effect thankfully, and even though my lip colours generally don't bleed anyway, it's like extra insurance to make sure it stays put. It feels kind of like a crayon but it's not unpleasant, that said, if I didn't have this, I wouldn't really miss it, like I said for me it's just insurance but if you have problems with bleeding lip colours, I'd give it a try.

Verdict:

Didn't blow my mind but I didn't really need it anyway but I think it's nifty.